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This CD was originally released in 1998
Matrix/Order No.:
IU 9749-2
1. Imagine (Piano Version)
Recorded Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, Berkshire, late June 1971
Our Lennon Anthology opens with a aimple piano/vocal rendition of Imagine. maybe his best. But certainly his best known solo-song. Hear John plays it to his session-musicians first time before recording proper could begin.
2 Yer Blus (Rehearsal)
Recorded BBC's Wembley TV-Studios, London, 11 December l968
For the long-delayed Rolling Stones Rock 'n' Roll Circus TV-Special John teamed up with Eric Clapton. Keith Richards (on bass) and Hendrix-drummer Mitch Mitchell as the Dirty Mac Supergroup and together they played a storming version of this Beatles "White Album" classic. And this is only rehearsal-version. This was the first time that John performed without the other fabs..
3 Cold Turkey (Home Demo)
Recorded Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, Berkshire, early September 1969
An early acoustic-guitar demo(double-tracked) of this haunting song dealing with drug-withdrawal. Here John occasionally manages to sound like Marc Bolan !
4 Cold Turkey
Recorded Abbey Road Studios, London, 25 September 1969 l
Basically the same as the regular version, but with a different Lennon-vocal and unused guitar/piano-overdubs. Taken from an acetate
5 Love (Home demo)
6 God (Home demo)
Recorded Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, Berkshire, August 1970
Two of the songs later recorded for the John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band LP included here as sparse electric guitar-demo version
7. Honey Dan't / Matchbox
Recorded Abbey Road Studios, London, early October 1970
Admist all the seriousness of John´s first Solo-LP adn his mates Ringo and bass player Klaus Voormann - still found time for fun, jamming an old Carl Perkins - chestnuts during John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band LP recording-session.
8. How ?
9. I'm The Greatest
10. Oh My Love
11. I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier
Recorded Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, Berkshire, late June 1971
Four outtakes from the Imagine - sessions. How? and Oh My Love are alternate takes/mixes with early Lennon-vocal, unused acoustic guitar (How ?) and the overall sound more clearer than on the released versions. I'm The Greatest was never really finished by John. Could be that he himself saw this song as a bit of a joke. In 1973 he gave it to Ringo to record. Finally I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier is a fiery rehearsal take, going back to the rawness of John's first solo-LP - with great saxophone playing by the late King Curtis .'
12. Happy X-Mas (War Is Over) (Home Demo)
Recorded Bank Street 105, Greenwich Village, New York, October 1971
A first abortive acoustic guitar-demo ... nice chord-changes nonetheless.
13. Woman Is the Nigger of The World (Home Demo)
Recorded Bank Street 105, Greenwich Village, New York, December 197 I
A blues-y rendition on acoustic guitar.
14 It´s So Hard
Recorded A New York TV-Studio, 14 February 1972
A live-version taken from John and Yoko's five-day-stint co-hosting the popular Mike Douglas-Show (not Mike Douglas on American TV). They are playing with their newly recruited backing-band Elephants Memory.
15. Mother
16. Come Together
Recorded Madison Square Garden, New York, 30 August 1972
These two tracks were taken from the opening concert rather than from the afternoon show which was released on record few years ago. So subsequently they don't suffer from this awfully hollow mix that Yoko had prepared for that release. Plus they are stronger versions. Hear and judge for yourself
17. Out The Blue
18. You Are Here
19. Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)
Recorded Record Plant East, New York, August l973 3
Three outtakes frum the Mind Games-album-sessions - three lovesongs to Yoko which show John in a mellow mood. Out The Blue and You Are Here are both rough mixes and longer in duration as on the actual record. With its unused harmonium and its clearer sound Out The Blue almost sounds like a Beatles' White Album leftover. There is a different Lennon vocal here as well as on the next track.
For release one verse was edited out of You Are Here, which is a pity, because the lyrics that were left out. are particularly beautiful: "From myctical to magical - what a way to tly: from temple scenes to village greens - let there be light"
Aisumasen (I'm Sorry) is an early take combined (at the end) with a rough mix of the 'released version (because of the two guitar solos playing simultaneously)
20. Bless You
Recorded Record Plant East, New York, 14 July I 974
This is a rehearsal-take recorded during post-production of the Walls and Bridges Album, adorned by great piano-playing from late Nicky Hopkins. Joh alway assumed Mick Jagger nicked the main idea to the Stones hit Miss You from this song. This could well be true since Mick was present as a visitor during these sessions. Hear the song with that though in mind and you surely will find out what he meant...
1. Scared
Recorded Record Plant East, New York, 13 July 1974
A sparce rehearsal take of this Walls and Bridges track, reminiscent in style of thc John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band period
2. Steel And Glass
Recorded Record Plant East, New York, early August 1974
For thus of you who missed the rush to Quadrophonic in the mid-70's,we present you this quad-mix of Steel and Glass, which is noticeably different than the regular version.
3. Goodnight Vienna
Recorded Record Plant West, Los Angeles, late August 1974
John wrote this song for Ringo.This is the version he recorded for his old pal to learn
4. That`ll Be The Day
Recorded Record Plant East, New York, 21 October 1974
Taped during recording-sessions for the Rock 'rn Roll album, this was only one of thc Rock 'n* roll covers that John rehearsed with his session-musician that didn't made it onto the final cut. With this Buddy Holly - song John started. as we all know, his "recording career" in 1958. And it's funny to hear him perform an almost identical vcrsion 16 years later. Just so as ifnothing had happened in between ..
5. Whatever Happened To... (home demo)
Recorded at the Dakota, New York, autumn 1977
This is the first of several home-demos featured on this Anthology which John recorded during his "house-husband"-years 1975-1980. Accompanied by electric ouitar, he asks the question which was on the lips of every Lennon-Fan during that period.
6. Free As A Bird (Home Demo)
Recorded at the Dakota, New York, autumn 1977
Thanks to Paul. George and Ringo, this song no longer needs an introduction ... voila. the original demo to Free As A Bird.
7. Everybody'o Talkin', Nobody's Talkin' (Home Demo)
Recorded at the Dakota, New York, late 1978
This is an early piano-based version of a song that eventually became ...
8. Nobody Told Me (Home Demo)
Recorded in the Bermudas, June 1980
. .. when John revived it on acoustic guitar for Ringo ro record. But because of John's death, this never happened.
9. Real Love (Home Demo)
Recorded at the Dakota, New York in 1979
The original piano-demo for this, the second Beatles' "reunion"-single.
10. Corinna Corinna (Home Demo)
11. Watching The Wheele (Home Demo)
Recorded at the Dakota, New York, early l980
A brief rendition of an old Folk/Blues-Traditional, one of many covers John recorded just for fun at the Dakota. (Bob Dylan had recorded a version on his 1962 debut-album. Vow that'sthe link.) Followed by a modem day - folksingers* interpretation of John's own Watching The Wheels on acoustic guitar.
12. I'm Stepping Out (Home demo)
Recorded in the Bermudas, June, 1980
The end of his 'house-husband') -years was in sight and John began assembling the songs he wanted to record for his (and Yoko's) "comeback"-album. For this purpose he. on holidays in the Bermudas, recorded several double-tracked demos with acoustic guitar and drum-box and this is one of them.
13 (Just like) Starting Over (Home Demo)
Recorded at the Dakota, New York, late July 1980
.. and work for the forthcoming recording of the Double Fantasy album didn't end in the Bermudac. Back in New York now clearly inspired and anxious at getting back to record, Joh wrote more songs and cut more demos, all serving as blueprints for later sessions.
14. (Just Like) Startiny Over
15. I'm Losing You
16. Beautiful Boy
17. Woman
18. Dream Lover / Stay
Recorded Hit Factory, New York, 4 August to mid-September 1980
Five outakes from the session that produced the Double Fantasy and Milk and Honey album. Starting Over and Beautiful Boy are rough mixes of the regular versions with different Lennon-vocals while I'm Losing You is an early pass with Bun E. Carlos and Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick on soaring guitar. Woman is another rough mix with interesting backing-vocals later scrapped. And finally Dream Lover/Stay is onca again going back to his roots, jamming at some Rock `n Roll songs of his youth - leave the studio forever ....
19 Dear John (Home Demo)
Recorded at the Dakota, New York, early November 1980
"Dear John / Don't be hard on yourcelf /Give yourself a break /
Life wasn´t meant to be rough/The race is over/You´ve won"
Those are the lyrics to what is one of John´s last songs. A dark,unfinished tune with John singing the melody of the Broadway classic September Song as a chorus.
20. Imagine (Guitar-Version)
Recorded Apollo Theatre, New York, 17 December 1971
We close our Anthology with this stark beautiful life version of Imagine this time(the only occasion) played on accoustic guitar.
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